Category Archives: On the Beat
Rome holds allure despite negative image ( 04 July 2004 )
We had arrived in Rome ahead of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who was making a working visit to Italy. Despite being a seasoned traveller, I had a phobia about Italy. A colleague was robbed in broad […] Continue Reading
Bet you Euro 2004 is the hot topic ( 27 June 2004 )
A few had stayed up to watch the games daily while the others said they tried to watch the game but fell asleep even before the kick-off. Like schoolboys, a few wagers were placed as the debate over the merits […] Continue Reading
Criminals more daring with weak police force ( 20 June 2004 )
Despite locking the steering wheel and activating the anti-theft alarm, Khoo found his car stolen from a designated car park about 100 metres from where the function was held. He was invited to the launch by PJ Utara MP Chew […] Continue Reading
Find ways to help top students become doctors ( 13 June 2004 )
They would also be given a tour of the hospitals and exposed to the onerous working hours and conditions of medical officers. Dr Shafie said he had discussed the idea of an admission test with several ministry officials recently and […] Continue Reading
Welcome to Mambo ( 12 June 2004 )
Mambo features: Completely database driven site engins News, products or services sections fully editable and manageable Topics sections can be added to by contributing authors Fully customisable layouts including left, center and right menu boxes Browser upload of images to […] Continue Reading
Only fair to be humane toward maids ( 23 May 2004 )
But the fact is that such abuse has occurred, not only in Malaysia but also in countries where foreigners from poor countries have to put up with indignity and even vicious assault. In Malaysia, statistics show that there were 66 […] Continue Reading
Cops turning blind eye to queue-jumpers ( 23 May 2004 )
What is exasperating for the long line of law-abiding motorists is that so many others simply jump the queue and create a second lane to turn right. This is not only dangerous but causes further delay in traffic movement for […] Continue Reading
Public transport and housing go together ( 09 May 2004 )
The buses are run by 10 companies, including a quasi-public company, and the result is that Curitiba's buses carry 50 times the number of passengers compared to 20 years ago but the people only spend about 10% of their yearly […] Continue Reading
Thaksin has much to worry about in the south ( 02 May 2004 )
But no one should be faulted if they think that Thaksin does not have an answer to what's happening in the provinces of Haadyai, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, which are close to the border with Malaysia. These are towns that […] Continue Reading
Much can be done to improve NS programme ( 25 April 2004 )
I told Najib about the frank views expressed by the panellists and what could be done to improve the NS programme. Najib said the Cabinet had discussed the matter at its weekly meeting and concurred that the programme […] Continue Reading
